Article
Female predominance and transmission distortion in the long-QT syndrome.
The New England journal of medicine - 28 Dec 2006
Imboden Medea, Swan Heikki, Denjoy Isabelle, Van Langen Irene Marijke, Latinen-Forsblom Päivi Johanna, Napolitano Carlo, Fressart Véronique, Breithardt Guenter, Berthet Myriam, Priori Silvia, Hainque Bernard, Wilde Arthur Arnold Maria, Schulze-Bahr Eric, Feingold Josué, Guicheney Pascale
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital long-QT syndrome is a disorder resulting in ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. The most common forms of the long-QT syndrome, types 1 and 2, are caused by mutations in the potassium-channel genes KCNQ1 and KCNH2, respectively. Although inheritance of the long-QT synd...
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